Hong Kong Crossover: From Hung Hing Nobody to Godfather of the World

Li Wei transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1980s and became a low-ranking member under Brother B, a boss in the Hung Hing triad.

He knows how the economy will develop over the next thirty years. This time, he’ll trample the bosses, take out the gang leaders, and unite Hong Kong’s underworld, fighting his way from the streets to the boss’s chair. But the underworld is just a stepping stone: he’ll make the gangs legitimate, take over real estate, control the media, and invest in technology. He’ll short British-owned companies during the financial crisis and help protect Hong Kong for China on the eve of the handover.

Years later, he’s an investment guru revered on Wall Street, and Hung Hing branches can be found across every continent. When old brothers from the underworld ask him what he was aiming for all along, he lights a cigar and looks across the water. “My organization started in Hong Kong, and it’ll spread across the whole world.”